Nature reserve · Connecticut
Kent Street Open Space
Kent Street Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Pleasure Hill stands 172 m to the north-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Miantonomo, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 4.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Norwich
How to reach it
Coordinates41.55102, -72.05056
- 4.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 9.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 10.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Miantonomo: 0.1 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 0.8 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 2.4 mi
- plaque: 7.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 7.6 mi
Parks
- Sachem Park: 0.1 mi
- Greeneville Playground: 1.1 mi
- World War I Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Taftville Playground: 1.2 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Norwich Avenue Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Norwich Avenue Open Space: 0.6 mi
- North Main Street Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Schiller Street Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Blueberry Hill Preserve: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Ox Hill: 1.4 mi
- Bundy Hill: 2.1 mi
- Jail Hill: 2.1 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.2 mi
- Campbell Hill: 2.3 mi
Museums
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 1.8 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 1.9 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 2.0 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 2.3 mi
Beaches: 41
- Austrailia Beach: 13.8 mi
- Groton Beach: 14.9 mi
- Williams Beach: 15.0 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 15.0 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 39
- Promised Day: 2.2 mi
- Nevertheless: 2.3 mi
- Muffler Man: 3.0 mi
- River Blue: 4.5 mi
- Sparky: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 33
- Yantic Falls: 2.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.4 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 28
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 3.2 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 8.8 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 8.8 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 10.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 26
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Sprout Garden: 12.1 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 12.2 mi
- Azalea Garden: 12.3 mi
- Laurel Walk: 12.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 16.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 17.5 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 18.6 mi
- Coney Rock: 18.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 19.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 19.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 19.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.8 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 25.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 6.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 14.1 mi
- Powder House: 14.4 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 23.5 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Johnsonville Village: 21.9 mi
- Bara-Hack: 22.8 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 9.6 mi
- Windham Spring: 14.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Kent Street Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasure Hill | NNW 329° | 172 m | 8.0 mi |
| Raymond Hill | WSW 239° | 170 m | 7.7 mi |
| Prentice Mountain | ESE 123° | 163 m | 6.9 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NW 307° | 160 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mason Hill | WNW 302° | 158 m | 7.6 mi |
| Barns Hill | ESE 119° | 155 m | 7.9 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | W 259° | 153 m | 4.7 mi |
| Hearthstone Hill | NW 315° | 152 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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